After the Lantern Festival, Fengshan was like a castrated kitten. It no longer had any vitality. Everything returned to a peaceful life. The difference was that people seemed to have some expectations. In the past, it was lifeless, but now people I seem to have motivation for life, and my face and actions are full of vitality.
It seems that every household has picked up the agricultural work in the fields. Even during spring plowing, they chat with a few people and work for a while and take a break. But now everyone seems to have made an appointment and go out before dawn. Husband and wife partners, people at home. The labor force was all present, the adults led the oxen and plows, the children carried water and pulp, and the whole family worked hard in the fields.
Last night, Xin Wubing couldn't bear to say goodbye to Liang Chuan at the gate of Xinghua City. Liang Chuan was reluctant to give up this outstanding young man. He had repeatedly expressed his willingness to help this young man spend money so that he could calm down and obtain a meritorious title.
Xin Wubing was determined not to accept it. Liang Chuan's talents impressed him deeply. He had limited talents, but now except for his martial arts, other things were like a child's play house compared to Liang Chuan. The trip to the northwest has made me even more determined. After making some plans this time, I will leave for the northwest immediately in the next day.
The two cherished each other and regretted meeting each other so late, but they could only say goodbye hastily. Xin Wubing said goodbye to Liang Chuan. Liang Chuan said that if they are destined to meet again, they will definitely meet again one day. When they meet again, he hopes that they will meet again with wealth and fame. Xin Wubing nodded, his mouth so bitter that he could not speak. This was Liang Chuan's hope for him. It was not easy, but he had to work hard.
Liang Chuan got up from his sleep and went up the mountain to chop two moso bamboos. He carried them all down in one breath. The weight of the two moso bamboos was not light. I dragged them back, broke them into bamboo strips, and placed them neatly in the yard to dry.
Then he went into the mountains again. He was delayed for a few days chopping firewood and practicing axe, which made his hands a little itchy. After seeing Xin Wubing's amazing swordsmanship, he was even a little envious. When would he do it? Being able to be a hero so coolly, carrying a sword and walking to the end of the world. If the road is uneven, draw the sword to help!
The skills of several women in the yard are getting better and better. They make one bamboo weave a day, and there are many finished products piled up in the yard. Although the bamboo weavings made by Li Erhua look the most mature and beautiful, their use is from a practical perspective. From the looks of it, it’s not too bad, and it won’t be a problem after a few years of use.
Several women asked each other about the wonderful program of yesterday's Xinghua Lantern Festival. Liang Chuan started dancing and singing from the beginning, talking about Shen Yuzhen of Jinlou, who was beautiful in the country, talented and beautiful, and Xin Wubing. Excellent swordsmanship, sword dancing for entertainment and so on. He ignored all the things that made him stand out. Even in the final stage of poetry writing and lyrics, he only talked about how talented Xu Yang was and composed a beautiful Lantern Festival poem. He didn't even tell me about his last trip to the Xinghua County Government Office and his meeting with the county magistrate.
Liang Chuan is very eloquent. He can talk about boring things vividly, and interesting things can be talked about in a colorful way. Anyway, it is boring when everyone works together, and there is no TV or anything, so technology has changed. In life, with TV and the like, if everyone watches TV series, who will bother to tell stories?
There are already a lot of bamboo weavings in the yard, and Liang Chuan plans to take all of them to Fengshan to sell them. Ye Xiaochai was guarding a leather bag company every day, and no one came to talk to him, which almost made her sick. Although the store sells feelings, you cannot consume feelings every day. Over time, others will not take it seriously. This method can only be used as a gimmick.
Now Liang Chuan plans to sell these bamboo shoots together and then count them by the piece, so there is no need to count several members of his family. But He Baozheng's wife also makes bamboo weaving together. She has to figure out how many pieces she makes, and she will be paid later. He Baozheng also said that after the last village meeting, many villagers saw that their women had skills and wanted to come and help. When the time comes to absorb this part of the labor force, we will have to pay them wages. Working for free is something that even capitalist exploitation cannot do.
Zhaodi is responsible for the progress of the new house and the procurement of various materials. I have known him privately several times and found that these masters are very reliable and will not take advantage of Zhaodi's youth to defraud him of project funds or spend money arbitrarily. Now his younger brother would ask Liang Chuan for money to buy materials from time to time, and he was becoming more and more savvy. Liang Chuan felt quite relieved when he entrusted such a large project to him.
A few days ago, Liang Chuan went to Nanxi to catch some big fish. When she came back, Yi Niang brushed them and turned them into a pot of delicious fish soup. Because there were a lot of fish, she gave two to He Baozheng and a few others. Keep it in a wooden barrel, pour some water, and the fish will swim freely in it.
You can catch so many fish in one fish clam that you can't finish them all in one day. The fish soup is a good thing, it is fresh and fragrant, milky white, just add a small piece of ginger to remove the fishy smell. There is little river mud in Nanxi, which is mostly river sand. The fish raised in this way have a very light fishy smell. Pregnant women can use the fish in the river to restore their vitality after giving birth and to nourish their milk. The price of meat is too expensive, so it would be a good choice to go with some beans and fish.
At first, everyone including He Bao did not expect Liang Chuan to catch any fish in Nanxi. It was a business that people with free hands only did when they had enough to eat and had nothing to do. Besides, the water in Nanxi was so fast that it was difficult to drown. Tragedy has happened more than once. Liang Chuan is the head of this family. What should the family do if something goes wrong?
As a result, when he came back in the evening, Liang Chuan came back with a handful of fish. Everyone was stunned. The owner was really capable. He was so warm that he must have jumped into the water to catch the fish. Unexpectedly, he actually caught it. There are so many fish, and they are quite big!
As soon as Liang Chuan came back, he asked Yi Niang to stew fish soup, and then told Li Erhua to make a few more of the same fish soup. As of today, Li Erhua has made four more fish soup, because this kind of fish soup is good for the texture. The requirements are not high, just strong, so it can be woven faster than other bamboo weavings.
Liang Chuan got some more kitchen waste and rice bran, then took all five fish clams with him in one go, and headed to the shoal where the fish clams were put last time.
When Liang Chuan arrived at the river, he saw that the four children from last time were waiting for him by the river with smiles. Looking at the postures of the four children, it seemed that they had been waiting for a long time.
Ma Dan was more courageous and said: "Uncle, you are here. We waited for you all day yesterday, thinking that you would come to this river to catch fish again."
Liang Chuan laughed and scolded: "Madan, your dad didn't spread your ass when you went back. It seems that you don't know how to be afraid. You still want to come to the river to play. Aren't you afraid?"
"What are you afraid of? Things can happen everywhere. Yesterday I accidentally stepped on the air and fell into the water. Now I have to be more careful. As long as I don't go into the water, it will be fine." Ma Dan looked like he was only five or six years old, but he thought Following them on their journey to Shaanxi to escape famine, they experienced all kinds of hardships, but they developed a spirit of fearlessness.
Liang Chuan sometimes thought that the boy who recruited his younger brother was worse than this child.
"It was so lively in Fengshan yesterday. Didn't you go see the excitement? What's so interesting about catching fish? You can only put the fish into the water and wait. It's so boring."
"We came here during the day yesterday, and we went to Xinghua with my parents to watch the lanterns at night. This is not awkward."
"Then you all come prepared today. What are you preparing for?" Liang Chuan asked curiously.
"Uncle, let's just watch you catch fish, why don't you do it!" The sullen looks on the four people's faces made Liang Chuan want to laugh. They are really like little people.
Liang Chuan looked at the children and said, "Ma Dan, do you want to go to a private school?"
The smile on Ma Dan's face gradually disappeared and he said: "Our family doesn't have the money to hire a husband. It costs money to study. Now that we don't have money, they gave Mr. Zheng's sugar cane land. It's not easy to take care of the land. We help outside. If parents do some work, they don’t have to be so tired.”
Liang Chuan said: "Like Ma Dan, I will give you a chance to study and become literate. I won't charge you any money, but I have a request. How about you help me put fish and bean sprouts every day? Just throw them into the water. Then in the evening Put it away and don't want you to go into the water. This fish is tied with a rope. You can just stand on the shore and drag it. As a reward, I will give you another fish every day. What do you think?"
The four children looked at each other, but they still looked frustrated and said: "We can't afford to study without charging money. Those papers and pens also cost money. My parents are working in the fields, so we have to pay for them." Go home and cook, and if we don’t cook, they won’t be able to finish their work.”
The four children said this without a trace of hip-hop. The eldest was a horse egg, and the youngest had a snot lantern hanging from his nose. The four children were worse dressed than the children in the village. Their parents were also sharecroppers who had just moved south, but Everyone has experienced the hardships of life at a young age and knows how to share the burden for their parents.
"You don't need to buy pens and paper, you just need to study knowledge seriously. Now that you know that your parents are doing farm work and no one is cooking, they will starve. Have you ever thought about how if you keep farming, you will always have to worry about your daily meals? Is there anyone who can make your parents cook? Will it be hard for your parents to farm? If time can be squeezed out, wouldn't it be better? If you get rid of the fate of farming, your parents won't have to work hard in the fields. Already?"
"Uncle, what you said is right." Ma Dan replied to Liang Chuan, which gave Liang Chuan the illusion that this child is so mature.
"But I can't tell you what to do about this matter. I have to go back and talk to them. Even if they don't agree, I have to respect their opinions. You saved my life, don't say you will give it to me every day. Fish, even if you don’t give me the fish, I will help you guard this fish!”
The children of Guanzhong are the most sincere.
